Comments on: What’s Up These Days? http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/ FrontBurner® has been called the best blog in Dallas (repeatedly), a snarky celebration of ignorance, and a daily conversation about Dallas among the editors of D Magazine. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:09:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: East Dallas Eccentric http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21948 East Dallas Eccentric Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:54:19 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/#comment-21948 I too live in Old East Dallas and have enjoyed the aircraft. I went to the CAF (Confederate Air Force) shows as a kid and my late Army Air Force Daddy had a friend up near Paris who owned several of these planes. We were having a little champagne porch party late Friday afternoon and the B-17 made a spectacular appearance over Junius Heights. Fortunately I am fast with the Glenn Miller and we all went back in time for a bit in our historic neighborhood. I too live in Old East Dallas and have enjoyed the aircraft. I went to the CAF (Confederate Air Force) shows as a kid and my late Army Air Force Daddy had a friend up near Paris who owned several of these planes.

We were having a little champagne porch party late Friday afternoon and the B-17 made a spectacular appearance over Junius Heights. Fortunately I am fast with the Glenn Miller and we all went back in time for a bit in our historic neighborhood.

]]> By: travis http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21873 travis Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:54:02 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/#comment-21873 It'snotpersonal you sound frustrated. here's the link that explains it again. along with some lovely pictures it took. http://airshippilot.blogspot.com/ It’snotpersonal

you sound frustrated. here’s the link that explains it again. along with some lovely pictures it took.

http://airshippilot.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Scott http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21865 Scott Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:36:07 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/#comment-21865 I live in East Dallas and enjoy these old birds flying overhead. My grandfather and my great grandmother (a Rosie the Riveter) built the B-24 in San Diego, first for England then the US after we entered the war. My wife and I intend to pay for a ride on one someday. I live in East Dallas and enjoy these old birds flying overhead. My grandfather and my great grandmother (a Rosie the Riveter) built the B-24 in San Diego, first for England then the US after we entered the war. My wife and I intend to pay for a ride on one someday.

]]> By: It'snotpersonal http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21857 It'snotpersonal Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:09:31 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/#comment-21857 Maybe I'm denser than helium, but that blimp story didn't say WHY the airship was in town. It mentioned the 140th anniversary of MetLife, but why would that bring the ship to Dallas? There's no Dallas connection. So, is it in town just because it can be in town? Maybe I’m denser than helium, but that blimp story didn’t say WHY the airship was in town. It mentioned the 140th anniversary of MetLife, but why would that bring the ship to Dallas? There’s no Dallas connection.
So, is it in town just because it can be in town?

]]> By: Brian http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21854 Brian Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:57:58 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/#comment-21854 oops that is correct and I thought it was a navy model. In any case its nice to see i am not the only person who cares. Even if everybody thinks we are dorks ;) also thanks for putting up the links to these fine orgs that do things now that we and the future will have to appreciate! oops that is correct and I thought it was a navy model. In any case its nice to see i am not the only person who cares. Even if everybody thinks we are dorks ;)
also thanks for putting up the links to these fine orgs that do things now that we and the future will have to appreciate!

]]> By: Mike Orren http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21852 Mike Orren Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:54:13 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/#comment-21852 With video: http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2008/mar/21/world-war-ii-bombers-fly-love-field/ With video:

http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2008/mar/21/world-war-ii-bombers-fly-love-field/

]]> By: Peterk http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21842 Peterk Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:16:37 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/#comment-21842 "The B24 is the only flying example..." beg to differ, but the CAF also has a B-24 that is in flying condition. Originally an export model LB-40 it has been returned to B-24A status http://www.commemorativeairforce.org/news/news_details.php?newsid=80 http://www.missingaircrew.com/images/b24osh/index.asp Now I suspect that what Collings meant to say is that they have the only flying example of that particular model ;-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_Air_Force http://www.commemorativeairforce.org/ http://www.collingsfoundation.org/menu.htm “The B24 is the only flying example…”

beg to differ, but the CAF also has a B-24 that is in flying condition. Originally an export model LB-40 it has been returned to B-24A status

http://www.commemorativeairforce.org/news/news_details.php?newsid=80

http://www.missingaircrew.com/images/b24osh/index.asp

Now I suspect that what Collings meant to say is that they have the only flying example of that particular model ;-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_Air_Force

http://www.commemorativeairforce.org/

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/menu.htm

]]> By: travis http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21841 travis Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:16:33 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/#comment-21841 more info on our friendly blimp ... http://airshippilot.blogspot.com/ more info on our friendly blimp …

http://airshippilot.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Brian http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21830 Brian Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:42:51 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/#comment-21830 The 3 planes are in town once a year or so from the Collings foundation The B24 is the only flying example and was built by Consolidated in Ft Worth, now Lockheed Martin. The B 17 and B25 visit often. To the Love Field Museum, this time, or to the really cool Addison airport Museum, The Cavanaugh flight museum. flying stuff that is collected by the dude who owns Jannaclean. The 3 planes are in town once a year or so from the Collings foundation
The B24 is the only flying example and was built by Consolidated in Ft Worth, now Lockheed Martin. The B 17 and B25 visit often. To the Love Field Museum, this time, or to the really cool Addison airport Museum, The Cavanaugh flight museum. flying stuff that is collected by the dude who owns Jannaclean.

]]> By: Bethany http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-21826 Bethany Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:37:58 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/03/25/whats-up-these-days/#comment-21826 Thank god Matt found that ... I thought I was going to have to reference WFAA's Why Guy, who did a piece on it already. Thank god Matt found that … I thought I was going to have to reference WFAA’s Why Guy, who did a piece on it already.

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